You can use the box below to create new pages for this mini-wiki. preload=Recess (TV series)/preload editintro=Recess (TV series)/editintro width=25 Recess is an American animated television series created by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere (credited as “Paul and Joe”). The series focuses on six elementary school students and their interaction with other classmates and teachers. The title refers to the period of time during the school day in which children are not in lessons and are outside in the schoolyard, in North American society. During recess, the children form their own society, complete with government and a class structure, set against the backdrop of a regular school.